Archives for 2024

Join us for a special edition of Lunch Church this Thursday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. Central. This week’s lunch church focus is gratitude. Lunch will be from Nelson Cheese and Deli. We’ve invited our Society of Stewards donors to join us for lunch church to share in the community practice of gathering and praising God over a meal on campus and to hear firsthand how their gifts have made a direct impact on students and graduates. Jenna Olson Popp ‘23 M.Div., Janet Karvonen-Montgomery ‘14 M.Div., and Alan Montgomery will be speaking on gratitude and the Graduate Preaching Fellowship. If you’re unable to join us in person, you can participate via Zoom (link in email).

In this devotion, Neal Halvorson-Taylor ’89 M.Div., reminds us that, whatever we encounter that may distress us, we are assured that God accompanies us. Read today’s God Pause.

Join us Tuesday, April 9 at 3:30 p.m. for this hybrid event. We welcome you to OCC 10 for an in-person screening and discussion. You can also watch the film on your own and then join us on Zoom (link in email) for the discussion. “Middle Sexes”” is a documentary film combining life stories and scientific research to educate about the complexity of sex and gender identity that go beyond binary concepts. Despite some progress in the US, LGBTQIA+ education is still lacking and is an even bigger issue in other parts of the world. Come together to learn, share, and grow with this important topic.

In this devotion, Neal Halvorson-Taylor ’89 M.Div., wonders how we can listen to Peter with gentleness and love while also heeding his call to repentance. Read today’s God Pause.

In fact, dozens of new titles have just been added for your spring reading. Whether you seek books and e-books on social justice and politics, biblical studies, theology, church history, spiritual formation, or ministry and leadership, you can check out the newest titles on the Library’s new titles page. You’ll also appreciate our latest theologian bibliographies, most recently resources on Philosophical Theology.

Members of the the Luther Seminary community are invited to attend the 2024 Spring Mahle Lecture Series on the theme of Interreligious Peacebuilding through Study: The Promise of Scriptural Reasoning. The event takes place on Tuesday, April 16 beginning with a gathering at 5:15 p.m., a scriptural reasoning workshop at 5:30 p.m., then dinner with kosher/halal options, and a keynote lecture at 7:30 p.m. by the Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus at the University of Cambridge Dr. David F. Ford. To reserve a space at no charge to you and members of your community, order your virtual tickets today. For more information on past Mahle Lectures and the work of the Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service and Social Justice, visit their website. The series is sponsored by Hamline University and the Wesley Center for Spirituality, Service, and Social Justice.